PMID- 31933375
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20201209
LR  - 20201214
IS  - 1651-1999 (Electronic)
IS  - 0803-7051 (Linking)
VI  - 29
IP  - 3
DP  - 2020 Jun
TI  - The effect of an exam period as a stress situation on baroreflex sensitivity 
      among healthy university students.
PG  - 175-181
LID - 10.1080/08037051.2019.1710108 [doi]
AB  - Purpose: Authors investigated the effect of a university exam period on blood 
      pressure (BP) and baroreflex-sensitivity (BRS) among healthy students.Materials 
      and methods: Fifty-three healthy normotensive university students participated in 
      the test. BP values and BRS were recorded once during a 14-week long semester and 
      once during a 6-week long exam period with a Finometer device. The time-domain 
      spontaneous BRS in lying position and after standing up was calculated with 
      Nevrokard software. Students were divided into optimal, normal, high-normal and 
      hypertension (HT) groups by BP values.Results: All the BRS values calculated in 
      the exam period were significantly lower compared to the semester period in the 
      same positions. In supine position: (semester vs. exam) up-BRS was 
      21.9 +/- 13.2 ms/mmHg vs. 18.5 +/- 11.9 ms/mmHg (p = .013), down-BRS was 
      22.3 +/- 9.3 ms/mmHg vs. 18.4 +/- 8.2 ms/mmHg (p = .019). After standing up: 
      (semester vs. exam) up-BRS was 9.3 +/- 3.3 ms/mmHg vs. 7.6 +/- 3.1 ms/mmHg (p = .02), 
      down-BRS was 9.5 +/- 3.6 ms/mmHg vs. 7.0 +/- 2.8 ms/mmHg (p < .0001). The number of 
      students decreased in optimal BP group and increased in normal and HT groups in 
      the exam period.Conclusions: A 6-week long exam period had enough stress effect 
      to change cardiovascular parameters towards a higher risk even in healthy young 
      people.
FAU - Fejes, Imola
AU  - Fejes I
AD  - 1st Department of Medicine, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary.
FAU - Abraham, Gyorgy
AU  - Abraham G
AD  - 1st Department of Medicine, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary.
FAU - Legrady, Peter
AU  - Legrady P
AD  - 1st Department of Medicine, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20200114
PL  - England
TA  - Blood Press
JT  - Blood pressure
JID - 9301454
SB  - IM
MH  - Adult
MH  - *Baroreflex
MH  - *Blood Pressure
MH  - *Educational Measurement
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Risk Factors
MH  - Stress, Psychological/diagnosis/*etiology/physiopathology/psychology
MH  - Students/*psychology
MH  - Time Factors
MH  - Universities
MH  - Young Adult
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - baroreflex
OT  - exam period
OT  - healthy
OT  - student
EDAT- 2020/01/15 06:00
MHDA- 2020/12/15 06:00
CRDT- 2020/01/15 06:00
PHST- 2020/01/15 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2020/12/15 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2020/01/15 06:00 [entrez]
AID - 10.1080/08037051.2019.1710108 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Blood Press. 2020 Jun;29(3):175-181. doi: 10.1080/08037051.2019.1710108. Epub 
      2020 Jan 14.